Business Segments and Major Customer Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2012



Business segment information is as follows:
	For the years ended January 31
	2012			2011				2010
APPLIED TECHNOLOGY DIVISION
Sales	$	132,632		$	100,090			$	86,217
Operating income	45,358			31,135				25,722
Assets	69,977			52,669				51,029
Capital expenditures	11,408			1,769				941
Depreciation and amortization	2,351			2,238				1,677
ENGINEERED FILMS DIVISION
Sales	$	133,481		$	105,838			$	63,783
Operating income	21,501			19,622			^(b)	10,232
Assets	65,100			46,519				35,999
Capital expenditures	10,937			8,450				1,460
Depreciation and amortization	4,313			3,452				3,707
AEROSTAR DIVISION
Sales	$	52,351		$	48,787			$	27,244
Operating income	11,468			9,407				5,634
Assets	51,822			18,140				10,462
Capital expenditures	3,875			2,190				332
Depreciation and amortization	1,079			757				398
ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS DIVISION
Sales	$	71,744		$	65,852			$	63,525
Operating income	11,264			9,917				8,979
Assets	24,281			23,385				21,216
Capital expenditures	793			609				290
Depreciation and amortization	825			823				939
INTERSEGMENT ELIMINATIONS
Sales
Engineered Films Division	$	(193	)	$	(307	)		$	(210	)
Aerostar	(1		)	(32		)		(1		)
Electronic Systems Division	(8,503		)	(5,520		)		(2,776		)
Operating income	(220		)	(94		)		60
Assets	(405		)	(186		)		(92		)
REPORTABLE SEGMENTS TOTAL
Sales	$	381,511		$	314,708			$	237,782
Operating income	89,371			69,987			^(b)	50,627
Assets	210,775			140,527				118,614
Capital expenditures	27,013			13,018				3,023
Depreciation and amortization	8,568			7,270				6,721
CORPORATE & OTHER^(a)
Operating (loss) from administrative expenses	$	(13,730	)	$	(9,784	)		$	(7,407	)
Assets	34,928			47,233				51,695
Capital expenditures	2,002			954				279
Depreciation and amortization	700			361				387
TOTAL COMPANY
Sales	$	381,511		$	314,708			$	237,782
Operating income	75,641			60,203			^(b)	43,220
Assets	245,703			187,760				170,309
Capital expenditures	29,015			13,972				3,302
Depreciation and amortization	9,268			7,631				7,108

Summary of net sales by principal product categories

The table below provides a summary of net sales by principal product categories:



	For the years ended January 31
	2012		2011		2010
Agricultural precision control devices and accessories	$	131,169	$	98,402	$	83,236
Pit lining and geomembrane films	80,154		55,048		26,834
Other plastic films	53,327		50,483		36,739
Tethered aerostats	17,749		22,423		3,048
Parachutes and protective wear	26,069		17,375		15,732
Electronic manufacturing services	63,241		60,333		60,749
Other	9,802		10,644		11,444
Total sales	$	381,511	$	314,708	$	237,782

Sales to countries outside the United States, primarily to Canada and Brazil

Foreign sales are attributed to product delivered to non-U.S. locations. Sales to countries outside the United States, primarily to Canada and Brazil, were as follows:



	For the years ended January 31
	2012		2011		2010
Applied Technology	$	32,931	$	21,349	$	17,140
Engineered Films	3,161		2,200		1,383
Aerostar	1,282		427		1,219
Electronic Systems	1,535		693		495
Total foreign sales	$	38,909	$	24,669	$	20,237

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